Peruvian Pelican

The Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus, is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, from Lobos de Tierra Island in Peru to Pupuya Islet in Chile.

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The Peruvian Pelican is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus, is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, from Lobos de Tierra Island in Peru to Pupuya Islet in Chile. These birds are dark in colour with a white stripe from the top of the bill up to the crown and down the sides of the neck. They have long tufted feathers on the top of their heads. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). More

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Peruvian pelican colony on clifftop© Peter Ryley / www.osfimages.com Peruvian pelican in flight© Jon Hornbuckle Peruvian pelican in flight© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com Peruvian pelican swimming© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto Group of Peruvian pelicans swimming on the ocean© Hanne & Jens Eriksen Group of Peruvian pelicans feeding on the ocean© Jon Hornbuckle Peruvian pelican preening© Pete Oxford / naturepl. More

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The Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus, is a member of the pelican family. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). Distribution / Range It lives on the west coast of South America, from Lobos de Tierra Island in Peru to Pupuya Islet in Chile. More

The Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) occurs along the west coast of South America. The one shown here was photographed in the town of San Antonio, Chile, in January, 1999, with a Canon EOS 1N and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens with a 1.4 X extender on Fuji Velvia. 305 Loganberry Ct. More

Asia, Peruvian Pelicans and Pink-Backed Pelicans which reside in Africa, southern Arabia and Madagascar. Pelicans are very social birds and move in flocks. It's fun to watch them interact with each other when they are on land. When you see a flock of pelicans flying overhead, they are commonly strung out in a line. They also breed in colonies, usually on an island. The pelican's average lifespan is 10 to 25 years. More

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Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Pelecanidae
Genus : Pelecanus
Species : thagus
Authority : Molina, 1782